Venaus

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Venaus
Comune
Comune di Venaus

Location of Venaus Map
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Coordinates: 45°9′N 7°1′E / 45.150°N 7.017°E / 45.150; 7.017
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	Bar Cenisio, Molaretto
Government
• Mayor	Avernino Di Croce (Civic List)
Area ^[1]
• Total	19.8 km² (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation	604 m (1,982 ft)
Population (1 January 2017)^[2]
• Total	894
• Density	45/km² (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Venausini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10050
Dialing code	0122
Website	Official website

Venaus is a comune (municipality) in Cenischia Valley (Metropolitan City of Turin) in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin, on the border with France.

Venaus borders the following municipalities: Bramans (France), Giaglione, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (France), Mompantero, Moncenisio, and Novalesa.

Procession of the statue of the patron St. Blaise accompanied by a traditional spadonaro

Procession of the statue of the patron St. Blaise accompanied by a traditional spadonaro
One of the four traditional spadonari during "sword dance"

One of the four traditional spadonari during "sword dance"

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.